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HIST 3341 - Women in American History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 5
Exploration of diversity within the historical gender-specific experience of women’s participation in and contributions to the history of the United States. (Cross-listed with WGST 3341 .).
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HIST 3342 - Introduction to Native American History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Survey of the history of native populations in North America from the arrival of humans on the continent through the 20th century.
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HIST 3345 - Reel America I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 20
Analysis of films and historical materials from the first half of the 20th century. Focus on cultural and social history. May include Women’s Studies content.
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HIST 3347 - Reel America II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 20
Analysis of films and historical material since 1945. Focus on cultural and social history. May include Women’s Studies content.
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HIST 3349 - Modern Middle East Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Introduction to the history of the Middle East with a focus on the modern period and critically exploring the roots and development of modern conflicts in the region.
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HIST 4301 - Studies in European History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Surveys important topics in European history. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4303 - Reel Europe Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
Examination of the cultural movements and political developments in European film. Film analysis will use historical documents, fiction, and political manifestos to understand cultural history.
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HIST 4305 - Nazi Cinema and Third Reich Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
Exploration of the Third Reich through film and cultural artifacts and the concept of emotional engineering, juxtaposing recreation with complements of law and order.
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HIST 4307 - Holocaust: History, Literature, and Film Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
Examination of the Holocaust from historical, psychological and sociological perspectives.
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HIST 4308 - The Mexico Borderlands Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Examination of Mexico’s northern borderlands from Spanish settlement in the sixteenth century to the present. Explores the evolution of the region, and its impact on Mexico’s development.
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HIST 4309 - Studies in Latin American History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 5
Survey of important issues and regions in Latin America. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4310 - Latin America and the United States Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Explores the complex relationship between Latin America and the United States over the two centuries between 1800 and 2000.
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HIST 4311 - Studies in Native American History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 5
Surveys important topics in Native American History. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4312 - Studies in Early American History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Surveys important topics in early American history from the 15th through 18th centuries. Topics vary:
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4313 - Studies in U.S. History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Surveys important topics in United States history. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4315 - Studies in African American History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 5
Surveys important topics in African American history. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4318 - The Salem Witchcraft Crisis Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Examination of the origins, progress, and outcomes of the witchcraft crisis that overwhelmed Salem, Massachusetts in 1692.
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HIST 4319 - U.S. Labor History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Major changes in the U.S. economy, production technology, and social movements rooted in workplaces from the 19th century to the present.
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HIST 4321 - The U.S. and World War II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Survey of the role of the U.S. in World War II and exploration of the nature of combat, the home front and cultural remembrance.
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HIST 4323 - The Vietnam War in Film Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
Examination of the Vietnam War in U.S. film. Consists of class discussion drawn from film, memoirs, popular culture and historical background. Traces the intersection of fact and fiction following the Vietnam War.
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HIST 4325 - Studies in Middle Eastern History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Surveys important topics in Middle Eastern history. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4326 - Middle East and the United States Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Surveys major political, socioeconomic, and cultural changes in the relationship between the Middle East and the West from the rise of Islam to the present with an emphasis on Islam’s encounter with the United States.
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HIST 4328 - Palestinian-Israeli Conflict Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Exploration of the roots of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict through a comprehensive and critical survey of its historical, religious and political background as well as elusive resolution.
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HIST 4329 - History of Feminism Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 15
A survey of the development of those reform movements and individuals shaping the growth of feminism in the 19th- and 20th-century U.S. and the world. May focus on a particular aspect of historical feminism. Topics vary; Women’s Studies Course. (Cross-listed with WGST 4329 .).
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HIST 4391 - Selected Topics in History Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
Identified by specific title each time course is offered. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HUMN 1301 - Humanities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
TCCN: HUMA 1301
Fee Type: Special
Core Category: Language, Philosophy and Culture
Fee ($): 15
An interdisciplinary, multi-perspective assessment of cultural, political, philosophical and aesthetic factors critical to the formulation of values and the historical development of the individual and of society.
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HUMN 3350 - Art 1900-1950 Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. This course examines the art of Europe, the United States and Latin America in the first half of the twentieth century. Significant topics include the birth and growth of modernism, the impact of the world wars on the artistic communities of the regions studied and major movements such as Cubism, Dadaism, Fauvism, Impressionism and Surrealism.
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HUMN 3351 - Art 1950-Present Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. This course examines the art of Europe, the United States and Latin America in the first half of the twentieth century. Significant topics include art in the aftermath of World War II, conceptualism, performance art, video art, feminist art and the contemporary art market. (Cross-listed with ARTS 3351 .).
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HUMN 3355 - Latin American Art of the Twentieth Century Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. This course will examine the art of 20th century Latin America through a series of major modern art centers, including Mexico City, Havana, Buenos Aires, Rio de Janeiro, Bogotá and Caracas. (Cross-listed with ARTS 3355 .).
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HUMN 3356 - Mexican Art, 1500-Present Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. This course will explore the history of visual art in Mexico beginning with the period of encounter between native populations of that region of the Americas and the European explorers who arrived in the Americas in the late 15th century and continuing through the colonial, independence and the modern era. (Cross-listed with ARTS 3356 .).
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HUMN 3357 - History and Theory of Photography Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. Study of history and function of photography from its development in the fine arts to present-day significance of mechanical and digital reproduction. (Cross-listed with ARTS 3357 .).
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HUMN 3374 - Critical Inquiry Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Students will engage in critical research in contemporary humanities that attends to diverse scholarship on race, class, gender, and ethnicity. Students will emerge from course equipped with current knowledge on theorizing selfhood, community and/or culture.
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HUMN 3375 - Ideas in Transition Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
This class traces an idea’s shifting significance throughout history. Themes will be studies using philosophic, literary and artistic works. Themes may include soul-brain-machine, sex and love, gender, justice, economy and society, technology, identity and community. Topics vary; Different topics might be counted toward different concentrations for HUMN students. Refer to the concentration areas in the Humanities B.A. section of the catalog.
may be repeated for credit in the same or subsequent semesters.
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HUMN 4308 - Perspectives in Women’s and Gender Studies Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 15
General information on the wide range of issues related to the status of women. Women’s Studies Course. (Cross-listed with PSYC 4308 .).
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HUMN 4312 - Art of Ancient Iraq and the Near East Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. The art, history and culture of Ancient Iraq and the Near East. Topics include prehistoric art, state formation, ideology and empire. (Cross-listed with ARTS 4312 .).
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HUMN 4315 - Art of the Ancient Greek World Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. The art, history and culture of the ancient Greek world from the Bronze Age through the Hellenistic period. Topics include appropriation, cultural heritage and gender studies. (Cross-listed with ARTS 4315 .).
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HUMN 4322 - Roman Art Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. The art, history, and culture of the ancient Roman world from the foundation of Rome (753 B. C. E.) through Constantine (337 C. E.). An investigation of architecture, sculpture, painting and other arts, especially as they relate to the social and political developments of ancient Italy and the Mediterranean. (Cross-listed with ARTS 4322 .).
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HUMN 4326 - Studies in Film Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 25
Overview of film texts from a topical, generic or historical perspective. Includes introduction to theory. Topics vary. HUMN 5236
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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HUMN 4364 - Museum Studies Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. This course introduces students to the theory and operations of fine arts museums, including strategies of display, collection management, accessions and public relations. The course will include visits to local gallery and museum spaces. (Cross-listed with ARTS 4364 and HUMN 5235).
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HUMN 4366 - Propaganda and Persuasive Images Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Art History. This course examines the theory and use of propagandistic and persuasive imagery with particular focus on the twentieth century. This propaganda of World War II will comprise a major unit, as well study of modern photomanipulation and advertising strategies. (Cross-listed with ARTS 4366 .).
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HUMN 4372 - Seminar in Women’s Studies Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
An advanced course in Women’s Studies, designed to acquaint the student with contemporary issues in feminist scholarship across the disciplines. (Cross-listed with HUMN 5732, PSYC 4372, and PSYC 5732.)
Prerequisites: Any previous Women’s Studies course.
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HUMN 4389 - Independent Study in Humanities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 0 Lab: 0
Permission of instructor required.
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HUMN 4391 - Selected Topics in Humanities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 65
Identified by a specific title each time the course is offered. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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PSYC 1100 - Learning Frameworks Credit Hours: 1 Lecture: 1 Lab: 1
TCCN: PSYC 1100
Core Category: Component Area Option
An inquiry around the broad, interdisciplinary concepts of civic engagement and citizenship for students to explicitly examine and engage in advanced critical thinking for university study. This course promotes intellectual readiness by helping students build and find the resources to become personally responsible and active members of the university community, their education and their world.
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ISAM 1305 - Business Computer Applications Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
TCCN: BCIS 1305
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
Computer terminology, hardware, software, operating systems and information systems relating to the business environment. The main focus of this course is on business applications of software, including word processing, spreadsheets, databases, presentation graphics and business-oriented utilization of the internet.
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ISAM 3303 - Information Systems for Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
Fundamentals of information systems to assist management in the operation and control of complex organizations. Includes IS for decision making and problem solving, IS for competitive advantage, enterprise resource planning systems and database processing. Course contains numerous hands-on, business-oriented IS projects.
Prerequisites: ISAM 1305 or equivalent.
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ISAM 3304 - Introduction to Business Applications Programming Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
This course covers fundamental concepts used in the design and development of business applications. It describes program methodologies, control techniques and the development of programs using a high-level business-oriented programming language. Includes numerous hands-on assignments.
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ISAM 3314 - Applications Development with Java Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
The course covers the development of Java applications/applets running in the Java Runtime Environment. It demonstrates important object-oriented programming concepts such as data abstraction, encapsulation, polymorphism and inheritance. Includes numerous hands-on assignments.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3304 or equivalent.
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ISAM 3331 - Introduction to Business Database Applications Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 0 Lab: 1
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 60
Overview of database concepts and techniques (database models, modeling techniques, normalization, etc.) used in the design of business databases. The course covers development, manipulation and maintenance of a business database (such as sales, inventory, customer, employee, etc.) with a relational database management system. Includes numerous hands-on class assignments.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3303 or equivalent.
Corequisites: ISAM 3303 or equivalent.
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ISAM 3333 - Applications Development with C# Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
The course covers graphical user interface concepts and programming constructs related to object-oriented programming, exception handling, forms, multidimensional arrays and data extrapolation. Includes numerous hands-on assignments.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3304 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4331 - Introduction to Business Internet Applications Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
The role of internet, intranets and internet tools in business; design and development of business-oriented web applications using modern web technology standards, languages and tools. Includes numerous hands-on assignments.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3304 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4332 - Advanced Business Internet Applications Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
An advanced-level course on the design and development of Internet applications using modern web technology standards, languages, and tools. Topics include client-side scripts, server-side processing, web forms processing, use of databases, and dynamic web applications. Includes numerous hands-on assignments. The course includes the completion of a professional certification in Internet Application Development.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3331 , ISAM 3332, ISAM 4331 or equivalents.
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ISAM 4360 - Advanced Business Spreadsheet Applications Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
This course covers advanced topics related to the design, development and maintenance of a business spreadsheet application. These topics include the following: advanced techniques for working with formulas, functions and formatting; what-if analysis, creating charts and working with multiple worksheets; creating, sorting and querying a table; working with SmartArt and images, etc. Includes numerous hands-on assignments. Coursework requirements include Microsoft Excel certification exam.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3303 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4362 - Advanced Business Database Applications Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 0 Lab: 1
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 60
This course covers advanced topics related to the design, development and maintenance of a business database application. Also covered are advanced techniques for query formulation, information retrieval and report generation. Includes numerous hands-on assignments. Coursework requirements include Microsoft, MySQL, certification exam.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3331 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4365 - Analysis and Design of Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
This course covers the systems development life cycle, systems development methodologies, systems requirement analysis, user interface designs, program design methodologies and system architecture. Includes hands-on assignments using computer-aided software engineering and project management tools.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3331 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4366 - Introduction to Computer Networks Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 60
The course covers network hardware, software, protocols and administration. It includes internetworking, TCP/IP protocols, IP addressing, routing and network switching. Includes numerous hands-on assignments.
Prerequisites: ISAM 3303 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4367 - Advanced Computer Network Protocols Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 60
This course covers advanced networking topics such as VLANs, spanning tree protocol, routing protocols, packet filtering, address translation, the new generation of IP addressing, wireless networks and network design and implementation. Includes numerous hands-on lab experiments.
Prerequisites: ISAM 4366 or equivalent.
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ISAM 4379 - Internship in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Supervised work experience related to management information systems with an approved business, industrial firm or governmental agency; written and oral reports as required.
Prerequisites: Bachelor’s degree candidacy, completion of at least 18 hours of B.S. in M. I. S. required computing courses, and approval of academic adviser, faculty chair and associate dean.
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ISAM 4389 - Independent Studies in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Independent directed study in Management Information Systems.
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor, faculty chair and associate dean required.
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ISAM 4391 - Selected Topics in Management Information Systems Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
Identified by specific title each time course is offered.
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ITEC 1310 - Introduction to Information Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 80
This course is an introduction to the concepts and technologies used in the field of Information Technology and ethical issues related to the impact of Information Technology. This class will also prepare students for CompTIA A certification exams.
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ITEC 2313 - Scripting I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
This course will introduce practical script programming for computer programming tasks, data manipulation and decision support. Students will be introduced to the structure of scripting languages with emphasis on Python. Laboratory instruction.
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ITEC 2351 - Web Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
Introduces the basic languages and tools involved in web publishing. Topics covered will include core publishing technologies such as HTML5, CSS3 and JavaScript. This course also covers the use of web technology in solving IT problems. Students will build and publish a website. The technologies used will include HTML5, CSS5 and JavaScript. Laboratory instruction.
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ITEC 2381 - Forensics Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 50
Introduces the study of digital forensics. Coursework focuses on obtaining forensics evidence, validating image file integrity, data storage methods, deleted file recovery methods, imaging drives and basic evidence analysis. Laboratory instruction.
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ITEC 3312 - Scripting II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
This course will build on basic script programming knowledge. Topics will include problem solving using built-in functions and lambdas; data structures such as lists, tuples, sets and dictionaries; comprehensions and generators; visualization; and processing data using databases and files including binary, text and CSV files, etc. Students will work with Python. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 2313 or CSCI 1470 or instructor approval.
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ITEC 3335 - Database Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
Introduces database theory, design and implementation. Topics covered include business data modeling using the entity relationship (ER) model, logical database design using the relational data model and database querying using structured query language (SQL). Database design issues are studied in the context of solving business problems. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3312 .
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ITEC 3365 - Network Fundamentals Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
Introduces the architecture, structure, functions, components and models of the internet and computer networks. Describes and details the OSI and TCP/IP models. The principles of IP addressing and fundamentals of ethernet, media and operations are introduced. This course also covers LAN topologies and basic configuration of routers and switches. Laboratory instruction.
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ITEC 3388 - Cyber Security I Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
This course is the first of a two-course sequence that covers the 10 different security areas (a. k. a. domains) considered important to becoming an information systems security professional. This course will introduce an overview of the fundamental technology, principles and practices of security operations. Students will be introduced to the concepts of information security, risk management, security governance, identification, methods and technologies, intrusion detection systems. Students will also learn about the principles of security architecture and design and physical and environmental security. They will also be introduced to the notions of telecommunication and network security.
Prerequisites: CENG 3331 or CINF 3331 or ITEC 3365 or CSCI 1471 .
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ITEC 4189 - Independent Study in Information Technology Credit Hours: 1 Lecture: 1 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor, chair and associate dean.
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ITEC 4195 - Cooperative Education Work Term Credit Hours: 1 Lecture: 1 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 100
Educational paid work assignment by a student in the field of career interest and course of study. A technical report will be required at the end of the semester. (Specific requirements are noted in the Cooperative Education Catalog description.)
Prerequisites: Approved Candidate Plan of Study, completed cooperative education file and approval of associate dean and Director of Cooperative Education.
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ITEC 4313 - Emerging Information Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
Today’s business environment is often called the information age and knowledge economy. Today, IT is not just the back-office enabler, but rather, it is of strategic importance to any enterprise. In order to meet the challenges of this new environment, this course provides an introduction to strategic management of information systems in light of the emerging technologies and their usage in the enterprise environment.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3365 or CINF 3331 or instructor approval.
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ITEC 4335 - Database Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 45
This course focuses on providing coverage of DBA tasks including creating database environments, performance, data integrity, security, backup/recovery, data and storage management, tools and other related concepts fundamental to administration of databases. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3335 .
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ITEC 4342 - Information Technology Project Management Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
The course examines the defining characteristics of technology-oriented projects, especially involving the development of software-intensive systems and introduces students to a variety of project management techniques that can be applied in a technology-oriented project context. Project management issues including estimation, risk assessment, quality management, monitoring and control will be discussed. While technology-intensive projects are similar in some respects to other types of projects, they also pose unique challenges for the managers and organizations that undertake them. Technology-intensive project management is particularly challenging because of several factors including: (1) the rapid pace of technological changes occurring in the IS and IT fields, (2) the invisible nature of software, (3) the ever-present pressure to add new features and functionality to systems, and (4) the difficulty of managing the organizational changes that accompany most technology implementations. This course gives students an understanding of the most common processes, tools, techniques and theories that are necessary to manage technology-intensive projects.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3312 or instructor approval.
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ITEC 4351 - Web Design Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
This course will cover advanced web publishing skills as well as introduce broader publishing topics relevant to publishers, developers, designers and webmasters. The course will also cover topics such as issues related to the practice of user experience. Students will also learn fundamental webmaster topics such as web analytic, search engine optimization and other web tools. The technologies used will include HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 2351 .
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ITEC 4352 - Backend Web Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
The course will focus on the server side of web development and building dynamic database-driven websites. Students will learn how to structure content for websites in a database and how to retrieve that data, manipulate and place it in pages. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3335 , ITEC 4351 .
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ITEC 4365 - Network Administration Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 50
Describes the architecture, components and operations of routers and switches in a small network. Students learn how to configure a router and a switch. By the end of this course, students will not only be able to configure and troubleshoot routers and switches but also will be able to resolve common issues with RIPv1, RIPv2, single-area and multi-area OSPF, virtual LANs and Inter-VLAN routing in both IPv4 and IPv6 networks. Laboratory Instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3365 .
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ITEC 4366 - Computer Security and Disaster Recovery Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
This course covers general concepts of information systems security and disaster recovery. Topics covered include physical and logical security threats, security vulnerabilities, risk analysis, types of attacks, access control and user authentication, firewalls, database security, intrusion prevention systems and intrusion detection systems and network security concepts (wired and wireless). This course also provides a managerial perspective on computer security and prepares students for managing information systems security within organizations. Various organizational security policies and mechanisms are discussed. Students are taught to identify critical business systems and functions, data storage and recovery sites and to develop and test a disaster recovery plan.
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ITEC 4379 - Internship in Information Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Supervised work experience each week in an approved Information Technology field.
Prerequisites: Approval of faculty chair and associate dean required.
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ITEC 4381 - Computer Forensics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 50
This course examines the various media and strategies of storing information. Students will learn different aspects of computer crime and ways in which to protect, uncover and understand digital evidence. Students will gain experience using hardware and software tools to perform investigations. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: CSCI 1471 or CINF 1370 or ITEC 2381 .
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ITEC 4382 - Registry & Internet Forensics Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 50
Introduces the registry structure and focuses on creating preliminary reports, searching for evidence in the NTuser. dat, SAM, SYSTEM, SOFTWARE and SECURITY artifacts to analyze user behavior on the system. Laboratory instruction.
Prerequisites: ITEC 2381 or instructor approval.
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ITEC 4383 - Cyber Security II Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 40
This course is the second of a two-course sequence which will cover the 10 different security areas (a. k. a. domains) considered important to becoming an information systems security professional. It presents an overview of technology, principles and practices of security operations. The students will be introduced to the concepts of Cryptography, public key infrastructure, quantum cryptography, secure protocols, different attack types, business continuity planning and management. The students will also learn about secure software development approaches, database concepts and security issues, malware types and attacks. They will be introduced to policy and procedure related to evidence collection, incident handling, etc.
Prerequisites: ITEC 3388 .
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ITEC 4388 - Senior Project in Information Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 50
May be taken only during the final semester before graduation. Registration is restricted to students with an approved Candidate Plan of Study. Students design and implement a solution to a realistic IT project. Emphasis will be on practical experience, professional behavior, ethics and teamwork. Students prepare written reports and give oral presentations.
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ITEC 4389 - Independent Study in Information Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 50
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor, chair and associate dean.
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INST 3313 - Survey of Instructional Technologies Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Fee Type: Special
Fee ($): 30
Combines hands-on lab assignments and discussions through a student-centered approach. Students work with faculty to identify technology-related learning requirements, learning strategies and assessment criteria based on students’ prior skills and interests. Students gain experience in the application of productivity tools, educational software, presentation graphics, multimedia and telecommunication technologies.
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy.
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INST 4355 - eLearning Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Apply internet knowledge and skills to design and develop learning environments on the internet. Apply current research-based strategies for effective web-enhanced learning and the assessment of that learning. Demonstrate safe, legal and healthy use of the internet.
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy.
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INST 4357 - Multimedia for Instruction Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Introduces students to topics of multimedia for the web. Students will learn how to plan a multimedia website and design the user interface. Focus is on five multimedia elements: text, graphics, animation, sound and video. Participants will design multimedia elements appropriate for integration in online learning environments.
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INST 4365 - Web Development Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Examines the design, development and distribution of electronic documents. Participants will learn the basic components of how web documents are created, various design approaches for a variety of user-friendly tools for web page development, how to include eye-catching graphics, interactive multimedia components and sophisticated programming in a web page.
Prerequisites: Basic computer literacy.
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INST 4389 - Independent Study in Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Prerequisites: Approval of instructor and associate dean.
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INST 4391 - Selected Topics in Instructional Technology Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Identified by title each time course is offered.
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Latinx and Latin American Studies |
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LLAS 2301 - Topics in Latinx and Latin American Studies, Humanities Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Survey of topics in Latinx and Latin American Studies. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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LLAS 2302 - Topics in Latinx and Latin American Studies, Human Sciences Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Survey of topics in Latinx and Latin American Studies. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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LLAS 4309 - Topics in Latinx and Latin American Studies Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Upper-level course on topics in Latinx and Latin American Studies. Topics vary;
may be repeated for credit with permission of instructor.
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Legal Studies |
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LEGL 2301 - Legal Environment of Business Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Major content areas include general principles of law and the legal system, contracts, sales, commercial paper, bank-customer relations, agency and property.
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LEGL 3301 - Business Law Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Course reviews various areas of law that directly affect business operations. This course examines the nature and source of law and the legal system as well as understanding contracts, courts and procedures, sales, commercial paper and bank-customer relations as well as agency and community property.
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LEGL 3307 - Legal Writing and Appellate Process Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Principles of legal drafting and case analysis; preparation of legal documents and rules of appellate process.
Prerequisites: LEGL 3351 or equivalent.
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LEGL 3313 - Introduction to Law and the American Legal System Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
Overview of the American legal system and the structure of law and legal institutions in the United States.
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LEGL 3321 - Logic Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
An investigation of traditional approaches to correct and incorrect reasoning.
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LEGL 3342 - American System of Trial By Jury Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
This course provides an analysis of process of trial by jury from the initial examination of the jury panel through closing arguments. Emphasis will be placed on the preparation of a case to be tried in small claims court.
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LEGL 3351 - Legal Research Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
The law library, research, briefing and case preparation through the use of digests, encyclopedias and other research sources.
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LEGL 3353 - Introduction to the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure Credit Hours: 3 Lecture: 3 Lab: 0
This course will cover the rules of civil procedure that govern the drafting of the plaintiff’s original petition through the drafting of discovery.
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